Windows Vista Windows Explorer randomly hiding columns

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Published on 2010-06-16T11:36:01Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 11:43 UTC
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Sometimes on my 64bit Vista machine, Windows Explorer hides all but the "Name" column. It also forgets that on the Desktop view, it's supposed to show in "Tile" view.

Is there any known reason why Vista forgets this information, requiring me to occasionally re-enable the columns and set the view?

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